Motivation, achievement and what it takes to endure with ultraendurance man Dean Karnazes #56

The secrets of motivation, from an ultraendurance athlete

This week’s guest Dean Karnazes does it all—seriously.
Not only is he a renowned endurance athlete and accomplished author, but he also works with several Fortune 500 companies all around the world, helping employees transform into elite leaders and managers.

Dean is, in a word, impressive. So impressive that TIME named him one of the “Top 100 Most Influential People in the World” and Men’s Fitness honored him as one of the fittest men on the planet.

Our topic this week? Motivation and achievement.

Dean’s got it in spades, and so can you. We’re chatting nitty gritty, including how he knocked off 50 marathons spanning 50 U.S. states in just 50 days and what it takes to run 350 miles across 80 sleep-free hours.

Even if you aren’t angling to run a marathon (or run anything for that matter), Dean’s got a lot to say on getting and staying motivated no matter what you’re up against.

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Motivation and achievement.
Dean Karnazes has got it in spades, and you can have it too. We’re chatting nitty gritty, including how he knocked off 50 marathons spanning 50 U.S. states in just 50 days and what it takes to run 350 miles across 80 sleep-free hours.

This week, some of the world’s greatest medical mysteries:

• Does stress really make you grey?
• Are flip flops bad for your feet?
• Do piercings help alleviate headaches?

Yeh, uh, perhaps not world's greatest, but important stuff, right?

This week’s guest, Good Housekeeping beauty editor Sam Escobar, has a lot to say on these topics and then some. Her life, in many ways, sits at that intersection between health and beauty, in a space that practically all of us are chattering about in one way or another.

It was lovely to hang out in NYC with Manhattan as a backdrop too. 

Ready for a listen?

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I chat to Good Housekeeping Beauty Editor Sam Escobar about some of the world’s greatest medical mysteries. 

• Does stress really make you grey?
• Are flip flops bad for your feet?
• Do piercings help alleviate headaches?

Yeh, uh, perhaps not world's greatest, but important stuff, right? See you next time.

• Get round the 10,000 hour rule
• Crack gags like a stand-up comedian
• Use the power of sport to inspire
• Have a number one hit single (!)
• And haave more FUN in your life

Today's Zestology podcast guest is indeed marvellous, with a great enthusiasm and charisma. If you're interested in living with more energy, vitality and motivation and having more fun along the way, you might want to take a listen. Paul Boross has had a number one hit in the charts in Britain, Australia and around the world. He's presented prime time TV shows, been a stand up comedian for ten years, and now coaches people as The Pitch Doctor. Amongst other things, as you'll hear...

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Looking at how to...

• Get round the 10,000 hour rule
• Crack gags like a stand-up comedian
• Use the power of sport to inspire

And lots more, with Paul Boross.

For you if:

• You want to increase your energy levels by 20%
• You have sleep issues, you struggle to get to sleep, or stay asleep, or don't feel refreshed after sleep
• You feel stressed in some way
• You get back pain
• You sometimes get a bit tired and knackered

It was cool chatting again with popular Zestology fave guest Evan Brand.

Evan and I recorded a double-header podcast. We first spent an hour chatting on his show, Not Just Paleo. (You can checkme out being interviewed on his show here). Then we chatted on Zestology. There's some fun stuff comes up, including the strange moment when we met in LA, the time when Evan had to run out of a cinema mid-film, and what to do if you want to increase your energy levels by 20% (it's what I do too.)

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Feeling stressed? Knackered? Lacking your usual fizz? Evan Brand and I have a good chat about lots of energy based issues, and have a lot of fun along the way.